I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Don't confuse neediness for love
Because obsession never lasts and you're insane by a landslide
I never cared for you much until death do us part
You'll always be distressed
Carry on with the guise of a sheep in a storm
You're a wolf and you're losing the ground that you're on
But hey, hey, I've got things to say
I've lost control of life
I don't know how many times I've tried
To undo the knot you've tied
My face is red and people change
I've changed for good this time
And I've followed you around
I've seen you all over town
I've got a laundry list telling you why
It follows to prove I was right
Carry on with the guise of a sheep in a storm
You're a wolf and you're losing the ground that you're on
But hey, hey, I've got things to say
I've lost control of life
I don't know how many times I've tried
To undo the knot you've tied
My face is red and people change
I've changed for good this time
I just can't handle this, I'm just so scared of it
A challenge fit for a man when I'm just a kid
I'm all torn at the seams, just like you said I'd be
If this is love then I don't want a part of it
I just can't handle this, I'm just so scared of it
A challenge fit for a man when I'm just a kid
I'm all torn at the seams, just like you said I'd be
If this is love then I don't want a part of it
But hey, hey, I've got things to say
I've lost control of life
I don't know how many times I've tried
To undo the knot you've tied
My face is red and people change
I've changed for good this time
Carry on, carry on
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Hey, hey, carry on
Carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on
Because obsession never lasts and you're insane by a landslide
I never cared for you much until death do us part
You'll always be distressed
Carry on with the guise of a sheep in a storm
You're a wolf and you're losing the ground that you're on
But hey, hey, I've got things to say
I've lost control of life
I don't know how many times I've tried
To undo the knot you've tied
My face is red and people change
I've changed for good this time
And I've followed you around
I've seen you all over town
I've got a laundry list telling you why
It follows to prove I was right
Carry on with the guise of a sheep in a storm
You're a wolf and you're losing the ground that you're on
But hey, hey, I've got things to say
I've lost control of life
I don't know how many times I've tried
To undo the knot you've tied
My face is red and people change
I've changed for good this time
I just can't handle this, I'm just so scared of it
A challenge fit for a man when I'm just a kid
I'm all torn at the seams, just like you said I'd be
If this is love then I don't want a part of it
I just can't handle this, I'm just so scared of it
A challenge fit for a man when I'm just a kid
I'm all torn at the seams, just like you said I'd be
If this is love then I don't want a part of it
But hey, hey, I've got things to say
I've lost control of life
I don't know how many times I've tried
To undo the knot you've tied
My face is red and people change
I've changed for good this time
Carry on, carry on
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Hey, hey, carry on
Carry on, carry on, carry on, carry on
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Carry On Lyrics as written by Christopher John Guglielmo Anthony S Raneri
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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i luv the 1st lines of this song:
Don't confuse neediness for love because obsession never lasts and you're insane by a landslide
the song is simple he has a ex-girlfriend-stalker